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Colombo Sixes

Rumesh Ratnakye http://www.espncricinfo.com/stats/content/player/50249.html has invited (2nd hand) the Bashers to the Colombo Sixes to be held August 17th through 19th.
From what I understand this is the inaugural event. A Bashers team perhaps?

Vague expressions of interest below please…….

CC Filth

SCC Hong Kong Sixes Tour

The Shanghai Cricket Club is organizing two teams (Dragons and Pirates) to tour Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Cricket Festival on 3-5 December. As the Bashers are not sending a team down this year, any Bashers wishing to join the Hong Kong tour should contact Andy “Tank” Scott.

Click on the pic to download the flyer for ground and hotel info, estimated costs, and additional info.

Xiamen – New Updated Rule From the Typhoons

Game two will have a curry off between the teams:

“1. Instead of Beer we will be using balti dishes full of chicken phall
2. If you drop your guts or blow chunks immediate disqualification
3. On completion the Balti dish must upturned on the head in traditional boat race style
4. There will be conveniently located bathrooms for both teams in the event of a mass evacuation.”

Apparently they will be having a trial run this weekend in Chengdu when they play the Pandas.

Bring some spare undies or in Jag’s case some spare speedos. Could get messy.

Hong Kong Cricket 6s Festival

Guys the time is almost upon us again and we need expressions of interest for attending this years event. Last year we lost to the eventual tournament Premiers by just 2 points! (before being relegated out of contention for the finals but winning the drinking instead.)

Its bound to be a rage, and we hope to do a much better this year. It is close to the date of the Xiamen event, and also to Christmas, so we need to check if we have the numbers. If you would like to come, or if you are a past regular who can’t attend, please make yourself known on the blog. Meanwhile, I look unlikely to make it due to work commitments, so if you can put your hand up for Tour Manager then please also let me know. I will provide details and contacts and support in the organizing leading up to the tour.

This event is part of the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour – for more info please access HERE for details.

Xiamen – flights / hotel etc

Need to know the following for everyone.

flights: who needs a flight booked and at what time. Default assumption is that people will skive off work on friday afternoon. Evening flight is at 7.45pm. So let me know afternoon or evening and send me passport details. Assume we will all come back together sunday afterrnoon.
Hotel: two options within a couple of hundred metres of beach party. Asia Gulf Hotel has twins for RMB 600 a night on the beach in villas with four or five rooms to a villa. Across the road cheaper place for around RMB 180 a night. Rugby teams tend to stay at Asia Gulf as it has pool and god for families etc. Let me know preference.

A few other odds and sods:
1.games. Now the plan is to play 3 T20s in round robin. Typhoons have recruited over 25 players so there can now be 3 Teams.
2. Blimp. Typhoons have a bloody great big helium blimp that they fly above the stadium when they are “in residence”.
2. Away support. Typhoons take at least 20 supporters to their away games. Have challenged the Bashers to muster a vocal away support.
3. Mascot. Typhoons have some guy dressed up in a big infltable streak of lightning as their mascot. Have enquired If the Bashers will have a mascot for the mascot fight and race.
4. Polynesian dancers. Half time entertainment includes their Polynesian players doing a dance routine. Typhoons want to know if Bashers have any such cultural ritual.
5. Mei Hua. Those of you that were around a couple of years ago will remember Mei Hua who played in the social league. She is captaining the China team in the Asian Games and will be the Typhoons guest ringer if China are knocked out before the Gu Lang Yu event. Idea to his to help get some more press interest in this event.

The venue is a classic. The boat captain looks pissed all the time.

So get back to me on the flight and hotel etc and remember the Typhoons challenges regarding an away support, blimp and mascot. Once i get everyones preferences costs etc will be confirmed.

Xiamen Cricket & Beach Party

Xiamen Typoons have formally invited the Bashers to come to Xiamen and launch cricket in Xiamen. The Typhoons were voted the most social side at the Shangahai 7s but were totally disappointed with the hospitality and drinking ability of the Shanghai rugby teams. They have challenged the Bashers to restore the pride in Shanghai and come to Xiamen to play the first ever game of cricket in Xiamen. The game will take place at the iconic Gu Lang Yu stadium on Gu Lang Yu Island. The plan is a morning game game followed by 6s. This is a once in lifetime opportunity to break new ground and restore Shanghai’s tarnished image.

In return the Typhoons will do the following:

1. Provide a BASHERS BOAT for the day.
2. Organise an ALL NIGHT beach party in HONOUR of the Bashers. Note that the Typoons beach parties attract between FIVE HUNDRED and ONE THOUSAND people.
3. Organise TV coverage. (see attached link)
4. Sell Kooka pies at the event and allow Kooka pies to promote their wares at key pubs in Xiamen (already done by a certain Kooka pies fan from Scotland)
5. Provide a stage and a PA system not only for commentary but for a band if Omega feels so inclined to get really loose. And/or a band stage can also be set up at the beach party.
6. Raise the Scottish flag at the stadium (well I had to ask)

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Nanjng 6s set to eclipse Shanghai 6s? (at least in 2010)

FYI. See e-mail copy from SCC’s Mr “Excom” below with 6′s update / news of postponment this year. Also learnt a bit of related trivia on Friday – Woodstock designed the Shanghai 6s logo 11 years ago.

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Dear Ainsley Mann & Coca-Cola

Re: The 12th Annual Shanghai Cricket Sixes

The Cricket Shanghai Committee would, firstly, like to thank you for the support given by your organisation over the years of what has now grown into one of the sporting highlights of the Shanghai calendar. Last year’s 11th annual event was another resounding success and we are planning to build on this year-to-year progress that the event brings in terms of furthering cricket in the local community and most importantly raising funds for charity and community outreaches through Sport For All.

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Nanjing Sixes

Nanjing Sixes will now be held in October sometime. The ground isn’t available until then. Sorry for the confusion.

Updates forthcoming once the SCC Finals schedule is finalized

CC Filthy

Beijing 6′s

The SCC is gauging interest in  sending up teams to the Beijing 6′s for June 25th-27th. Initially the plan is for 3 teams to represent SCC (rather than individual clubs).

Entry fee will be covered by the SCC as will buses in Beijing.

For more details talk to your captains or myself.

Expressions of interest below. Deadline is Wednesday June 9th.

CC Filthy